Costa Rica's Weekly Surf Report
Volume 7, Issue 263
December 4, 2004

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Top News -

SURF CONTEST in Ostional - Dec. 10 & 11th. Inscription (entry) is
c5000.

Pick up your copy of the 2005 Sportsgirls Calendar to support the
local Casa del Suenos - www.ranchocoral.com/page3.html

Green Iguana Surf Camp is looking for new staff members for the
office and managment. If you are interested, qualified and have good
people skills please email us: admin@.... Green
Iguana esta buscando nuevos empleados para nuestra oficina y
administracion, si usted esta interesado, por favor mandenos un email.

Check www.ticoshopping.com for Costa Rican foods. And tell them
CRSURF sent you.

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before your next trip to get the info on waves, boards, and places to
stay.

TIDES *for Saturday
(add 50 min. each day after)

New Moon - December 11th

High Tide: 7.21 ft at 7:39 am
Low Tide: 1.72 ft at 1:36 pm

NATIONAL FORECAST

Pacific - Surf will be small all weekend and all next week. Small as
in waist high, chest to occasional head high only at the best spots
at the right tides, on freak sets. Look for a break a week from
Tuesday, when some southwest swell will push in some headhigh surf -
joining long range ground swell from the NW. Time to check out the
Caribbean.

Caribbean - Not much for the weekend, knee high with a waist high set
once an hour. Then by Monday there will be a few chest high sets,
Tuesday one or two head high sets, and by Wednesday a solid ESE swell
kicks in overhead surf with a few 1-2 foot overhead bombs. Swell
lasts through Friday, before dropping back to chest high Saturday and
smaller Sunday.

** Surf Reporters **

Coconut Harrys in Nosara
www.coconutharrys.com

Hotel Magellan Inn (755-0035) in Cahuita
magellaninn@...

Diane at PuraMar Surf School (653-1355) in Tamarindo
disurfin@...

Hotel Las Tortugas (653-0423) in Playa Grande
surfegg@...

Roca Bruja Surf Tours (670-1020) in Playa del Coco
rocasurf@...

Tamarindo Adventures (653-0108) in Tamarindo
tamquad@...

Chosita del Surf (643-1308, fax 643-3328) in Jaco
chucks@...

Rancho Coral (778-8648) in Esterillos
wearesurfing@...

Green Iguana Surf Camp (825-1381) in Dominical
admin@...

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AREA REPORTS

NICOYA (N)

** From Diana at Pura Mar Surf Shop in Tamarindo -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
It seems that we're having our normal February Flat Spell now. Once
again, waves at high tide in Tamarindo this week have been up to
waist high; smaller at lower tides. The weather has been gorgeous!
The winds are stiff off-shore and the water has started to cool a
little. Parece que tenemos ahora el tiempo normal sin olas que
siempre viene en febrero. Otra vez esta semana en Tamarindo, las olas
llegaron hasta a la cintura a las mareas altas; menos a las mareas
mas bajas. El tiempo es lindisimo! El viento sigue off-shore ahora un
poco mas fuerte y el agua esta empezando a enfriar un poco.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas): It's dawn patrol weekend and you'll
need a longboard. The ocean conditions are good for a lot of other
activities due to the calm water: snorkeling, diving, kayaking,
fishing- have a little morning session and then branch out! Es un fin
de semana de surfear temprano y se necesita un longboard. El mar esta
buenisimo para muchas otras actividades por el agua calmada;
snorkeling, buceo, kayaking, pesca--surfea en la manana y despues
haga algo nuevo!

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - El mejor lugar a
surfear este fin de semana en su area: Langosta will be the closest
place to surf. Playa Grande is good too but the main peak is sure to
be crowded, so pick a smaller one to have more fun. Langosta sera el
lugar mas cerca para surfear. Playa Grande sera buena pero el pico
principal seguramente tendra mucha gente. Escoja un pico mas pequeno
para divertirse mas. Check www.puramar.com for her frequent updates
of news in Tamarindo.

** From Joe at Witchs Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - There is good news and bad news to
this report. The good news, we've had insane conditions with offshore
winds every day. I mean really really really really good conditions,
just no freaking swell. That would be the bad news, at least for surf
in Tamarindo. There has been shoulder to head high surf at Witch's,
as well as our favorite beach breaks that suck up swell a bit down
the coast.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Besides the San
Diego Chargers beating the Denver Broncos and holding on to first
place, we're not expecting much from the wave gods. The winds should
stay offshore for the next four or five months, so if I get sick of
telling you that it is offshore please understand that here in
Guanacaste the winds howl offshore every day during this time of
year. There is no sign of increasing swell, but the trip to Witch's
will still score you perfect waves.

BEST PLACE TO SURF THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR AREA - Witch's Rock.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Yes, the Chargers are in first place. Even
though we're in Costa Rica, doesn't mean we're not football fans. If
you live in Southern California, please go to the game for me and
cheer for the Chargers. They need some love, almost as much as a trip
to the super bowl. www.witchsrocksurfcamp.com for all WRSC info, too.

** From Coconut Harry in Playa Guiones (Nosara) -

Surf is waist high with an occasional bigger set wave sneaking
through. Winds have been consistently offshore until midday. SURF
CONTEST in Ostional - Dec. 10 & 11th. Inscription (entry) is c5000.
Pura Vida! Visit www.coconutharrys.com to find the best boards for
your holiday waves.

JACO & HERMOSA

** From Tommy at Rancho Coral in Esterillos -

Local Climate: Overcast/Light Rain; Air Temp: 91F. Water Temp 87F;
Direction & Height: SW+WNW 2-3ft (from the back of the wave); Sea
Surface: Glass, Wind: South 0-3 MPH, Sunrise: 5:42 AM, Sunset: 5:16
PM, High Tide:07:39 AM / 7.21 ft, Low Tide: 1:46PM / 1.72 ft, Current
Conditions: Summer is here long hot days full of sunshine and clean
West Northwest Swell action. The swell has come up a bit for the
weekend but we are still looking at rather small conditions. Early
offshores are making for great barrels along all beaches, PURA
VIDA!!!! Pick up your copy of the 2005 Sportsgirls Calendar to
support the local Casa del Suenos - www.ranchocoral.com/page3.html

For daily reports, please check the Rovercam link at www.rovercam.com

QUEPOS & MANUEL ANTONIO

check the national report

DOMINICAL & OSA

** From Green Iguana Surf Camp in Dominical -

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Noticias y dias especiales: Green Iguana
Surf Camp is looking for new staff members for the office and
managment. If you are interested, qualified and have good people
skills please email us: admin@.... Green Iguana
esta buscando nuevos empleados para nuestra oficina y administracion,
si usted esta interesado, por favor mandenos un email.

CARIBBEAN

** From Topo at the Magellan Inn in Cahuita -

AREA WAVE HEIGHTS AND CONDITIONS - Tamano de las olas y condiciones:
flat seas with knee high waves

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND (weather and waves) - Que va a pasar este
fin de semana (clima y olas): Sunny warm weather but, waves are low